Questions
Fill in the Blank
Geography
100

What journey relocated the Cherokee to Oklahoma?

The Trail of Tears

100

The Democratic party was founded by the followers of _______________.

Andrew Jackson

100

A large saltwater area partly or completely closed by land

Sea

200

Who was the Mexican dictator during this time?

Santa Anna

200

"Remember the Alamo!" was the battle cry during the ______________.

Battle of San Jacinto

200

Part of a body of water reaching into the land having a wide opening

Bay

300

Who was the chosen president of the Republic of Texas?

Sam Houston

300

As president, ______________ saw America through her first economic depression.

Martin Van Buren

300

Part of an ocean or sea reaching into the land having a narrower opening

Gulf

400

What was the name of the treaty that created the United States-Canadian border that exists today?

Oregon Treaty

400

Settlers used the _____________ to travel from Missouri to the Oregon Territory.

Oregon Trail

400

Inland body of freshwater

Lake

500

What was the name of the treaty that established the border between the United States and Canada from Maine to Minneapolis?

Webster Ashburton Treaty

500

_____________ wrote The American Spelling Book and the first American dictionary.

Noah Webster

500

Sheltered place where ships may anchor safely

Harbor

600

What were the names of the medical missionaries to Native American tribes in Oregon?

Marcus and Narcissa Whitman

600

The "Father of the American Factory System" was ________________.

Samuel Slater
600

Deep, narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water

Channel

700

Who were the people who traveled to California during the Gold Rush?

Forty-niners

800

What do we call an abandoned mining town?

A Ghost Town